Fastener



Aug. 21, 1945', A v, REED 2,383,079

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Patented Aug. 21, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FASTENER Albert v. Reed, Inglewood, Calif. Application April 7, 1944, Serial No. 530,019

1 Claim. (01. 855) v This invention relates to new and usefuli'mprovements in fasteners for metal sheets and plates for holding the same firmly and definitely together while being drilled, riveted or operated upon in any other manner.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a temporary fastener forholding plates and other work together which can be easily inserted into the work and subsequently removed conveniently.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become'apparent 'to the reader of the folfirmly against displacement. However, when it is desired to remove the fastener, the free ends of the pins arestruck and the fastener will easily displace from the work.

A modification of the invention is shown in Figure-5, reference characters l, l0 denoting a pair of leg members having a pair of their adjan action of the leg members in this form of the invention is the same as in the first form. Further, the free ends of the legs l0, Ill are round- Figure is a sectional view through a modified form of fastener.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of another form of leg structure.

Reierringto the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can beseen in Figure 4, that reference characters a, b denote a pair of plates that are to be held together, these plates having been formed with a pair of openings 0 into which the fastener making up the present invention and generally referred to by numeral 5 is insertable. I i

The fastener 5 consists of a head 6 havinga recess 1 in the top thereof for'receiving an insert 8 in which the head portions IOq. of a pin structure is anchored, this pin structure consisting of a plurality of spring leg members Ill, 10 which are disposed in slight diverged relation as shown in Figure 4 by reason of the provision of a :pair of fulcrum points H, H bearing against each other as is clearly shown in Figure 4, and the together disposition of the head portions Illa of said leg members embedded in said insert 8.

The free ends of the legs Ill, ID are rounded off at their outer side portions, as atl2.

With the rounded off ends of the legs Ill set on the work at the openings 0, as shown in Figure 4, a blow struck againstthe head 6 will drive the legs I0 into the work, flexing thelegs inwardly beyond the fulcrum point II with the result that the portion of the legs driven into the work will be under the iorceof compression of said flexed legs. Thus the plates will be held claimed hereinafter,

ed off as at In in the same manner and for the same purpose as the form of the invention shown in Figure 4'.

In Figure 6 a third embodiment of the inventiontis disclosed and this consists of a pair of leg members I00, I00 disposed in diverged relation and being of some suitable spring material. These leg members emanate from a head structure l2c. In the construction of this modification, it will be seen that the legs I00, I00 and the head [20 are constructed of asingle piece of spring material, the intermediate portion being formed to provide .a T-formation which can be easily anchored or embedded in an insert or other mass as in the manner of the form of the invention shown in Figure 4. The embodiment shown in Figure 6 includes fulcrum points Ho, Ho for holding the legs in diverged position as shown.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in theshape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as Having described the claimed as new is: l

A fastener of the character described comprislng ahead structure, a pair of diverged leg members of spring material, said leg members being provided with portions embedded in the head structure, the intermediate inside portions of the leg members being provided with oppositely projecting contacting fulcrum points for maintaining the legs in diverged relation, the free ends 0 said leg members being rounded.

ALBERT V. REED.

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